TY - JOUR
T1 - Authoring Non-Action in Early China
AU - Brindley, Erica
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Journal of Chinese Philosophy
PY - 2015/9/1
Y1 - 2015/9/1
N2 - This essay explores a call for non-action in certain ancient Chinese texts that, contrary to expectation, implicitly upholds definitions of action that are comparable to Western understandings of the term. The call for non-action in ancient Chinese texts differs significantly, however, from what Western theorists usually define as legitimate, agent-led action through its negation of viewing means-end calculations as the basis of action. Closer analysis of such formulations on non-action reveal that that there is room for a broader definition in action theory of what constitutes a coherent, unified, creative agent.
AB - This essay explores a call for non-action in certain ancient Chinese texts that, contrary to expectation, implicitly upholds definitions of action that are comparable to Western understandings of the term. The call for non-action in ancient Chinese texts differs significantly, however, from what Western theorists usually define as legitimate, agent-led action through its negation of viewing means-end calculations as the basis of action. Closer analysis of such formulations on non-action reveal that that there is room for a broader definition in action theory of what constitutes a coherent, unified, creative agent.
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U2 - 10.1111/1540-6253.12202
DO - 10.1111/1540-6253.12202
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85018791536
SN - 0301-8121
VL - 42
SP - 267
EP - 283
JO - Journal of Chinese Philosophy
JF - Journal of Chinese Philosophy
IS - 3-4
ER -